Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-27

The CHICAGO CIVIL SERVICE INVESTIGATION.
1t is stated on authority, that the evidence sub
mitted at the recent Civil Service investigation at
tailed to the charges preferred
Oy tne chicago C1vfl-Service Reform Association
against Collector seberger, of the Chicago custom
some months since violated the civil service law
by peremptorily demanding the resignation of a
clerk named Webster, for the sole reason that his
place was wanted for q democrat.
The evidence placed before the Commissioners
was almost wholly in the form Of voluntary state
m reen1yed n writing 4Ss Some adayi
authorize the Commissioners to administer oaths or
compel the attendance of witnesses, or compel
voluntary witnesses to answer questions other
than such as they may choose to answer, a
thoroughly satisfactory investigation, the Com
mlssioners say, was practically impossible.
AS 10 the inquiry into the manner in which the
civil service law, rules and regulations are in
forced In the Chicago post-oflice and the Chicago
Offices examined show q satisfactory compliance
with the law and the regulations of the Commits
sion 1t Is expected that formal report In the
Webster Sieberger matter will be made within
the next few days.
RECENT RoBBER1Es time after 10 O'Clock
last night the house Of Jno. Brinkley, who keeps
grocery and provision store at No. ITO street
southeast, was visited by burglars The house
forcing the inside shutters. The bedroom was
entered and about $3.50 in money, which was in
Mr. BakleyS Pocket and some clothing were
N, reports that about O'Clock this morning his
room was entered and robbed OF a pOcket-book
containing CO $22 In money, receipts, &c-JnO. E.
house was forced open Tuesday night and robbed
OF a pair OF shoes worth $5.-Jos. Marvin, No. 516
18TH street, reports stolen from Congressional
Library yesterday an OvercOat and hat valued at
$10-.Mtss Ella Mccartney reports stolen from
Dennis0n School yesterday pocket-bOOk contain
ing So or 81 In cash.
RELEASED FROM JAI--Charles W. Howard.
charged with larceny, was to-day released from
jail on giving bail. John and George Cole charged
with larceny from the person, were also re-
leased.
were the readings at the Signal Office to-day: Ia
m, 81; pm, 81: maximum, 66; minimum, 43
RECOVERING STOLEN PRoPERTY.-Detect1ve Car
pany with Detective SeibOd recovered from diner
ent houses quantity OF valuable goods including
TWO pairs OF fine opera glasses and two pairs OF
earrings alleged to have been stolen In this city by
Chas; w Howard, alias c. P. Morgan, the alleged
boarding house thief.
APPOINTED A WATcHMAN.-Jas. NJ. Wheeler, OF
Fredericksburg, Va, the man who was injured
while firing salute in honor of President Cleve-
land, has been appointed Waterman in the
Treasury Department..
SIR EDWARD THORNTON and Messrs Braithwaite
and Bouver1e, the commission on the part OF
foreign holders Of Virginia bonds who arrived at
Richmond on the IL O'Clock train tomorrow morn
ing. They went out to breakfast this morning and
were away from the hotel nearly all day.l
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.,,
New York Stock Market.
The he @ Vg are the Spenas and 300 prices
wire to H. d. Dodge. $50 10Th street: